Lade /(lād)/
Lade
v. t.
imp. Laded; p. p. Laded; p. pr. & vb. n. Lading
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To load; to put a burden or freight on or in; -- generally followed by that which receives the load, as the direct object.
And they laded their asses with the corn.
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To throw in or out, with a ladle or dipper; to dip; as, to lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern.
And chides the sea that sunders him from thence, Saying, he'll lade it dry to have his way.
- To transfer (the molten glass) from the pot to the forming table. (Plate Glass Manuf.)
Lade
v. i.
- To draw water. [Obs.]
- To admit water by leakage, as a ship, etc. (Naut.)
Lade
n.
- The mouth of a river. [Obs.]
- A passage for water; a ditch or drain. [Prov. Eng.]